A portrait is intended to convey to the observer an image of the subject’s physical features and aspects of the person’s character.
A ‘word picture’ of the man of God
The Bible does not contain portraits but it does provide ‘word pictures’ by which we can visualise the particular p…
Portrait of a Saint – “putting on the new man” Read More »
In our last article we considered Wycliffe and his translation through to the time of the Council of Constance, 1414-1418, at which Council Hus was burnt at the stake as a heretic and Wycliffe was posthumously judged to be a heretic and his body exhumed and burnt in Lutterworth, England. We will now…
2011 – 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible Read More »
This was the great Divine purpose from the creation of this planet and it has been the dominating principle governing the history of the human race since the garden of Eden. God has chosen to reveal many details of His wonderful programme to selected individuals in different ages in order to strengt…
Galatians is one of the Apostle Paul’s earliest writings. Even in those early days of the ecclesial world there was a need for him to combat some seriously wrong thinking. He admonishes them with some rather stern words, “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the t…
We feel hopeless and powerless in the face of tragedy. There can be few if any more painful trials in life than to lose one’s own child. It is considered that such a loss is worse than the loss of parents and even one’s spouse. Nobody expects their children to pre-decease them in the normal outw…
Israel’s first large-scale sea wave power plant has been built on the Jaffa port’s breakwater near Tel Aviv (Honey Garcia, “Wave power unit installed in Israel’s Jaffa port”, EcoSeed (29 July 2010)[1]). Constructed by Tel Aviv-based SDE Energy Limited, the wave power plant is an initial st…
When the Moabite Stone was discovered in 1868, it provided firm support for the historical accuracy of the Bible at a time when little direct evidence existed. The nineteenth century saw the growth of exploration in the Middle East and especially the Holy Land. Scholars and travellers moved througho…
The Moabite Stone: An Important Nineteenth Century Discovery Read More »
“He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.”
We certainly did not ask to be born but God knew about us before our parents ever met. In speaking of Jeremiah God said, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before your were born I set you apart; I appointed y…
It is impossible to stay neutral to the character of Deborah. Some have seen her as a formidable war engine, riding Joan of Arc style into battle. Others have portrayed her as a matriarchal prophetess, sitting sagely under her palm tree. Still others use her as a precedent for promoting women as spi…
Deborah – the Self-styled ‘Mother in Israel’ Read More »
“The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness” (Prov 16:31)
In the normal course of events it is assumed that with age comes wisdom, that life’s experiences teach lessons that make for better judgment and stability. Elihu thought that it should be the case. H…
